Johane 1
1 Erile pele ga tlholego ya dilo tshotlhe, Keresete a bo a ntse a le teng le Modimo. Ga a bolo go nna a tshela mme a le Modimo ka sebele.
In the beginning the Word was; and the Word was with God; and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God;
3 O tlhodile sengwe le sengwe se se leng teng, ga gona sepe se se tshelang se se sa tlholwang ke ene.
through him all things came into being, and nothing came into being apart from him.
4 Botshelo jo bo sa khutleng bo mo go ene, mme botshelo jo bo naya batho lesedi.
That which came into being in him was life; and the life was the light of humanity;
5 Botshelo jwa gagwe ke lesedi le le phatsimang mo lefifing, mme lefifi ga le kake la tima lesedi.
and the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness never overpowered it.
6 Modimo o ne wa roma Johane wa Mokolobetsi e le mosupi wa gore Jesu Keresete ke lesedi la Boammaaruri.
There appeared a man sent from God, whose name was John;
he came as a witness – to bear witness to the light so that through him everyone might believe.
8 Johane e ne e se lesedi ka boene; o ne a le mosupi wa lone fela.
He was not the light, but he came to bear witness to the light.
9 Moragonyana, yo e leng ene lesedi la boammaaruri a goroga go tla go phatsima mo go mongwe le mongwe yo o tlang mo lefatsheng.
That was the true light which enlightens everyone coming into the world.
10 Mme le fa tota a dirile lefatshe, lefatshe ga le a ka la mo itse fa a sena go tla.
He was in the world; and through him the world came into being – yet the world did not know him.
11 Le fa e le mo lefatsheng la ga gabo le mo go ba ga gabo ebong Bajuta, ga a a ka a amogelesega. Ba se kae fela ba ne ba mo amogela. Mme botlhe ba ba neng ba mo amogela, o ne a ba naya tshiamelo ya go nna bana ba Modimo. Gotlhe mo ba neng ba tlhoka go go dira, e ne e le go mo ikanya gore a ba boloke.
He came to his own – yet his own did not receive him.
But to all who did receive him he gave power to become children of God – to those who believe in his name.
13 Botlhe ba ba dumelang se, ba tsalwa sesha eseng ga senama mo go tswang mo thatong ya motho kgotsa leano; mme go tswa mo go rateng ga Modimo.
For not to natural conception, nor to human instincts, nor to human will did they owe the new life, but to God.
14 Mme Keresete a nna motho mme a nna mo lefatsheng mo gare ga rona a tletse lorato lwa boitshwarelo le boammaaruri. Bangwe ba rona ba bonye kgalalelo ya gagwe; kgalalelo ya Morwa yo o esi wa ga Rara wa Legodimo!
And the Word became human, and lived among us, (We saw his glory – the glory of the Only Son sent from the Father), full of love and truth.
15 Johane a mo supegetsa batho, a bolelela batho ba le bantsintsi a re, “Yo ke ene yo ke neng ka bua ka ga gagwe ke re, ‘Mongwe o e tla yo o mphetang go menaganye; gonne ga a bolo go nna pele ga ke tsalwa.’”
(John bears witness to him; he cried aloud – for it was he who spoke – “He who is coming after me is now before me, for he was ever first”);
16 Rotlhe re amogetse mahumo a a tswang mo matlhogonolong a gagwe a o a re lereditseng, letlhogonolo mo godimo ga letlhogonolo go koegilwe mo go rona!
out of his fullness we have all received gift after gift of love;
17 Gonne Moshe o re neetse molao fela o o nang le maikaelelo a a thata go tshegediwa, le tshiamo e e senang kutlwelobotlhoko, fa Jesu Keresete ene a re lereditse lorato le boitshwarelo.
for the Law was given through Moses, love and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 Ga go na ope yo tota o kileng a bona Modimo ka matlho, fa e se Morwawe fela a le esi yo o mmonyeng, gonne ke mopati wa ga Rara ebile o re boleletse gotlhe ka ga Ene.
No one has ever yet seen God; God the only Son, who is ever with the Father – he has revealed him.
19 Baeteledipele ba Sejuta ba roma baperesiti le bathusi ba bone go tsweng kwa Jerusalema go botsa Johane gore a o ne a ipitsa Mesia.
When the religious authorities in Jerusalem sent some Priests and Levites to ask John – “Who are you?”,
20 Mme a ganela mo go senang gotwe sepe. A re, “Ga ke Keresete.”
he told them clearly and simply, “I am not the Christ.”
21 Mme ba mmotsa ba re, “Go siame, jaanong o mang? A o Elija?” A fetola a re, “Nnyaa.” “A o moporofiti?” “Nnyaa.”
“What then?” they asked. “Are you Elijah?” “No,” he said, “I am not.” “Are you ‘the prophet’?” He answered, “No.”
22 “Jaanong o mang? Re bolelele gore re tle re kgone go neela ba ba re romileng karabo. Wa reng fa o ikarabela?”
“Who then are you?” they continued. “Tell us so that we have an answer to give to those who have sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 A fetola a re, “Ke lentswe le le tswang mo sekakeng se se senang sepe, ke goa fela jaaka Isaia a porofitile a re, ‘ipaakanyetseng go tla go Morena’.”
“I,” he answered, “am – ‘The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness: make a straight road for the Lord’, as the prophet Isaiah said.”
24 Mme ba ba neng ba romilwe ke Bafarasai ba mmotsa ba re, “Fa o se Mesia kgotsa Elija kgotsa moporofiti, o tsaya kae tetlelelo ya go kolobetsa?”
These men had been sent from the Pharisees;
and their next question was, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ or Elijah or ‘the prophet’?”
26 Johane a ba raya a re, “Ke kolobetsa fela ka metsi, mme mo gare ga bontsintsi jwa batho, go na le mongwe yo lo iseng lo ke lo rakane nae.
John’s answer was – “I baptize with water, but among you stands one whom you do not know;
27 Yo o tlaa tlogang a simolola tirelo-Modimo mo go lona, mme ga ke a lekana go nna le fa e le lekgoba la gagwe.”
he is coming after me, yet I am not worthy even to unfasten his sandal.”
28 Tiragalo e e ne ya diragala kwa Bethania, motse o o ka fa ntlheng e nngwe ya Noka ya Jorodane kwa Johane o neng a kolobetsa teng.
This happened at Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 Letsatsi le le latelang Johane a bona Jesu a tla ntlheng ya gagwe mme a re, “Bonang! Kwana ya Modimo e e tlosang boleo jwa lefatshe!
The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and exclaimed, “Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
30 Ke ene yo ke neng ke bua ka ga gagwe ke re, ‘Monna yo o mphetang thata o tlaa tloga a tla ka bofefo, yo o sa bolong go nna pele ga me!’
I was talking about him when I said ‘After me there is coming a man who ranks ahead of me, because before I was born he already was.’
31 Ke ne ke sa itse gore ke ene, mme ke fano ke kolobetsa ka metse gore ke mo supe mo chabeng ya Iseraele.”
I did not know who he was, but I have come baptizing with water to make him known to Israel.”
32 Mme Johane a bolela ka go bona Mowa O O Boitshepo o fologela mo go Jesu o le mo setshwa-nong sa lephoi o tswa kwa legodimong.
John also said: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven like a dove and rest on him.
33 Gape Johane a re, “Ke ne ke sa itse gore ke ene, mme erile ka nako e Modimo o neng o nthoma ka yone go tla go kolobetsa wa re, ‘Fa o bona Mowa O O Boitshepo o fologa o nna mo mongweng, ke ene yo o mmatlang. Ke ene yo o kolobetsang ka Mowa O O Boitshepo.’
I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, he said to me ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him – he it is who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
34 Ke bonye go diragala mo monneng yo, mme ke sone se ke supang gore ke Morwa Modimo.”
This I have seen myself, and I have declared my belief that he is the Son of God.”
35 Letsatsi le le latelang fa Johane a eme le barutwa ba bangwe ba le babedi,
The next day, when John was standing with two of his disciples,
36 Jesu a feta gautshwane le bone. Johane a mo leba thata mme a bua a re, “Bonang Kwana ya Modimo!”
he looked at Jesus as he passed and exclaimed, “There is the Lamb of God!”
37 Mme barutwa ba babedi ba ga Johane ba retologa ba sala Jesu morago!
The two disciples heard him say this, and followed Jesus.
38 Jesu a retologa a ba bona ba mo setse morago. Mme a ba botsa a re, “Lo batlang?” Ba mo raya ba re, “Rra, o nna kae?”
But Jesus turned around, and saw them following. “What are you looking for?” he asked. “Rabbi,” they answered (or, as we should say, ‘Teacher’), “where are you staying?”
39 A ba raya a re, “Tlang lo bone.” Mme ba ya le ene kwa a neng a nna teng mme ba nna nae lobaka lo e neng e ka nna go simologa nako ya bone mo tshokologong go fitlhelela go nna lotlatlana.
“Come, and you will see,” he replied. So they went, and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It was then about four in the afternoon.
40 (Mongwe wa banna ba e ne e le Anderea Monnaa Simone Petoro).
One of the two, who heard what John said and followed Jesus, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
41 Mme Anderea a ya go senka Petoro mogolowe a mo raya a re, “Re bonye Mesia.”
He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (a word which means ‘Christ,’ or ‘Consecrated’.)
42 Mme a isa Petoro kwa go Jesu. Jesu a tlhoma Petoro matlho le mogopolo ka lobakanyana mme a re, “O Simone, morwa Johane, mme o tlaa bidiwa Petoro, ke gore Lefika!”
Then he brought him to Jesus. Looking straight at him, Jesus said, “You are Simon, the son of John; you will be called Cephas” (which means ‘Peter,’ or ‘Rock’).
43 Letsatsi le le latelang Jesu a ikaelela go ya Galalea. Mme bona Filipo a mo raya a re, “Ntshala morago.”
The following day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip, and said to him, “Follow me.”
44 Filipo a ya go senka Nathaniele mme a mo raya a re, “Re bonye Mesia! Ene tota motho yo Moshe le baporofiti ba boletseng ka ga gagwe! Leina la gagwe ke Jesu, morwa Josefe yo o tswang Nasaretha!”
Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
45 Nathaniele a hakgamala a re.
He found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and of whom the prophets also wrote – Jesus of Nazareth, Joseph’s son!”
46 “Kwa Nasaretha! a gona le sengwe se se siameng se se ka tswang teng?” Filipo a re, “Tla fela o iponele.”
“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” asked Nathanael. “Come and see,” replied Philip.
47 Ya re ba atamela Jesu a re, “Monna yo o ikanyegang ke yo o e tla, Moiseraele wa boammaaruri.”
When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit!”
48 Nathaniele a re, “O nkitsile jang?” Mme Jesu a fetola a re, “Erile o le ka fa tlase ga setlhare sa mofeige, Filipo a ise a go bone, ke ne ke go bona.”
“How do you know me?” asked Nathanael. “Even before Philip called you,” replied Jesus, “when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
49 Nathaniele a fetola a re, “Rra, O Morwa Modimo, Kgosi ya Iseraele!”
“Rabbi,” Nathanael exclaimed, “you are the Son of God, you are king of Israel!”
50 Jesu a mmotsa a re, “A o dumela gotlhe mo fela ka gore ke go boleletse gore ke ne ka go bona ka fa tlase ga setlhare sa mofeige? O tlaa bona ditshupo tse dikgolo go na le tse.
“Do you believe in me,” asked Jesus, “because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than those!
51 O tlaa bo o bone le legodimo le atlhamologa le baengele ba Modimo ba boaboela ba tla kwa go nna, Monna wa kgalalelo.”
In truth I tell you,” he added, “you will all see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
